94.4% of residents of Waseca speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 167 (1.9%)
(23.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Waseca, MN:

Less than $10,000: 31

$10,000 to $14,999: 16

$15,000 to $19,999: 13

$20,000 to $24,999: 12

$25,000 to $29,999: 7

$30,000 to $34,999: 6

$35,000 to $39,999: 4

$40,000 to $49,999: 15

$50,000 to $59,999: 27

$60,000 to $69,999: 37

$70,000 to $79,999: 62

$80,000 to $89,999: 95

$90,000 to $99,999: 126

$100,000 to $124,999: 448

$125,000 to $149,999: 526

$150,000 to $174,999: 384

$175,000 to $199,999: 261

$200,000 to $249,999: 247

$250,000 to $299,999: 76

$300,000 to $399,999: 65

$400,000 to $499,999: 11

$500,000 to $749,999: 12

$750,000 to $999,999: 0

$1,000,000 or more: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Waseca:

Less than $100: 11 people

$100 to $149: 6

$150 to $199: 54

$200 to $249: 22

$250 to $299: 28

$300 to $349: 63

$350 to $399: 120

$400 to $449: 72

$450 to $499: 95

$500 to $549: 142

$550 to $599: 110

$600 to $649: 68

$650 to $699: 10

$700 to $749: 84

$750 to $799: 82

$800 to $899: 42

$900 to $999: 17

$1,000 to $1,249: 43

$1,250 to $1,499: 8

$1,500 to $1,999: 0

$2,000 or more: 0

No cash rent: 32

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 34

1990 to 1994: 14

1985 to 1989: 24

1980 to 1984: 17

1975 to 1979: 19

1970 to 1974: 50

1970 to 1974: 0

1965 to 1969: 9

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.3%Number of people working at home: 93 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

Less than 5 minutes: 570

5 to 9 minutes: 1671

10 to 14 minutes: 773

15 to 19 minutes: 289

20 to 24 minutes: 289

25 to 29 minutes: 126

30 to 34 minutes: 212

35 to 39 minutes: 93

40 to 44 minutes: 25

45 to 59 minutes: 90

60 to 89 minutes: 77

90 or more minutes: 68

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,464 (79%)

Carpooled: 579 (13%)

Bus or trolley bus: 77 (2%)

Bicycle: 1 (0%)

Walked: 157 (4%)

Other means: 5 (0%)

Worked at home: 93 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 223

$10,000 to $14,999: 216

$15,000 to $19,999: 252

$20,000 to $24,999: 258

$25,000 to $29,999: 282

$30,000 to $34,999: 275

$35,000 to $39,999: 214

$40,000 to $44,999: 181

$45,000 to $49,999: 209

$50,000 to $59,999: 422

$60,000 to $74,999: 382

$75,000 to $99,999: 317

$100,000 to $124,999: 60

$125,000 to $149,999: 49

$150,000 to $199,999: 38

$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

German: 2910

Norwegian: 1345

Other groups: 718

Irish: 594

United States or American: 267

Swedish: 223

English: 200

Polish: 170

French (except Basque): 146

Dutch: 113

French Canadian: 92

Czech: 89

Danish: 85

Italian: 66

European: 56

Scotch-Irish: 40

Scottish: 38

Czechoslovakian: 33

Scandinavian: 32

Swiss: 26

Austrian: 25

Subsaharan African:: 20

Somalian: 12

Welsh: 12

Finnish: 10

African: 8

Russian: 7

Hungarian: 5

Icelander: 3

Yugoslavian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (33%)

Canada (24%)

Other Eastern Africa (13%)

Brazil (12%)

Korea (6%)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

Other Northern Europe (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6633

Northeast: 54

Midwest: 1065

South: 382

West: 448

54% of Waseca residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Minnesota.